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4 Deploying iTunes
You use iTunes to sync music and video, install applications,
and more.
This chapter describes how to deploy iTunes and enterprise applications, and defines
the settings and restrictions you can specify.
Installing iTunes
iTunes uses standard Macintosh and Windows installers. The latest version of iTunes is
available for downloading at www.apple.com/itunes. For more about iTunes system
requirements, see “iTunes” on page 5.
Installing iTunes on Windows Computers
When you install iTunes on Windows computers, by default you also install the latest
version of QuickTime, Bonjour, and Apple Software Update. You can omit these
components by passing parameters to the iTunes installer, or by pushing only the
components you want to install to your user’s computers.
Installing on Windows using iTunesSetup.exe
If you to use the regular iTunes installation process but omit some components,
you can pass properties to iTunesSetup.exe using the command line.
Property Meaning
NO_AMDS=1 Don’t install Apple Mobile Device Services. This component is
required for iTunes to sync and manage mobile devices.
NO_ASUW=1 Don’t install Apple Software Update for Windows. This application
alerts users to new versions of Apple software.
NO_BONJOUR=1 Don’t install Bonjour. Bonjour provides zero-configuration network
discovery of printers, shared iTunes libraries, and other services.
NO_QUICKTIME=1 Don’t install QuickTime. This component is required to use iTunes.
Don’t omit QuickTime unless you are sure the client computer
already has the latest version installed.